THIRD SEMESTER M. Sc.

DEGREE (MATHEMATICS) EXAMINATION

(CUSS PG 2010)
MODEL QUESTION PAPER
MT3C11: COMPLEX ANALYSIS
TIME:3 HOURS

Maximum weightage:36
PART A (Short Answer Type Question 1-14)
Answer All Questions. Each Question has Weightage 1)

1. Show that the composition of two linear transformation is a linear transformation.

2. Find the fixed points of the transformation w =

z
.
2z

3. Find the image of the line y = y0 under the mapping w = z 2 .

4. Use complex integration to find the length of a circle with centre a and radius .
5. Compute

R
|z|=1

ez
dz.
z

6. Determine the nature of the singularity of e1/z at z = 0.

7. If f (z) and g(z) have algebraic orders h and k at z = a, show that f g has the order h + k.
8. Find the residue of

ez
(za)2

at z = a.

9. How many roots does the equation z 7 2z 5 + 6z 3 z + 1 = 0 have in the disk |z| < 1.
10. Find the Cauchy principal value of the integral
11. If u is harmonic in a region , show that

eix
dx.
x

du = 0 for all cycle which are homotopic to

zero in .
12. Find the Taylor series of log(1 + z) about the origin, choosing the branch which is equal to
zero at the origin.
13. Show that an elliptic function without poles is a constant.
14. Define Weierstrass sigma function (z) and show that it is an odd function.

PART B (Paragraph Type Questions 15-24)

Answer any Seven Questions. Each Question has Weightage 2)
15. Prove that an analytic function in a region , whose derivative vanishes identically must
reduce to a constant.
1

16. State and prove the Symmetry principle.

17. Define the complex line integral of f (z) over a piecewise differentiable curve and show that
this integral is invariant under a change of parameter.
18. State and prove Moreras theorem.
19. Suppose f (z) is analytic in the region 0 obtained by omitting a point a from the region .
Prove that a is a removable singularity of f (z) if and only if lim (z a)f (z) = 0.
za

20. Evaluate

R
0

d
,
a+cos

a > 1, by the method of residues.

21. Prove that the arithmetic mean of a harmonic function over concentric circles |z| = r is a
linear function of logr.
22. Show that the Laurent development of

1
ez 1

P
Bk 2k1
at the origin is of the form z1 12 + k=1 (1)k1 (2k)!
z
,

where Bk are the Bernoulli numbers.

23. Show that the sum of residues of an elliptic function is zero.
24. Prove that the addition theorem for the P function P(z+u) = P(z)P(u)+ 41

P 0 (z)P 0 (u)
P(z)P(u)

PART C (Essay Type Questions 25-28)

Answer any two Questions. Each Question has Weightage 4)
25. (a) Define cross ratio and show that it is invariant under a linear transformation.
(b) Prove that the cross ratio (z1 , z2 , z3 , z4 ) is real if and only if the four points lie on
a circle or on a straight line. Deduce that a linear transformation carries circles into
circles.
26. (a) State and prove cauchys theorem for a rectangle.
R
(b) Compute
|z 1||dz|.
|z|=1

27. (a) State and prove the Residue theorem.

R
x2
(b) Evaluate 0 x4 +5x
2 +6 dx by the method of residues.
28. (a) Prove that a discrete module consists of either zero alone, or of the integral multiples of
a single complex number w 6= 0, or of all linear combination n1 w1 + n2 w2 with integral
coefficients of two numbers w1 and w2 with nonreal ratio w2 /w1 .
(b) With usual notation derive the differential equation (P 0 (z))2 = 4(P(z))3 g2 P(z) g3 .

THIRD SEMESTER M.Sc DEGREE (MATHEMATICS) EXAMINATION

(CUCSS-PG-2010)
MODEL QUESTION PAPER
MT3C12: FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS - I
Time: 3 hrs.

Max. Weightage: 36

PART - A
Answer all questions from Part A. Each question carries a weightage 1
(1) Prove or disprove: The set N of natural numbers considered as a subset of
the real line with the discrete metric is bounded.
(2) Let d and d be two metrics on a non empty set X. If d is stronger than
d then prove that every open subset of X with respect d is also open with
respect to d.
(3) Show that there are divergent sequences (xn ) in lp such that the sequence
(xn (j)) converges in the scalar field for each j = 1, 2, . . ..
(4) Prove or disprove: All essentially bounded measurable functions are bounded.
(5) If X = coo with the norm . and E = {x X : |x(j)| 1j , j = 1, 2, . . .}
prove that E spans X but E o = .
(6) Show that a linear map from a normed space X into a normed space may
be closed without it being continuous.
(7) Show that the map f : X K defined by f (x) =

j=1

x(j) for x =

(x(1), x(2), . . .)) X is discontinuous, where X is with the norm .2 .

(8) Prove that among all the lp , 1 p spaces, only l2 an inner product
space.
(9) Let X be an inner product space and {x1 , x2 } an orthogonal set in X. Prove
that x1 + x2 2 = x1 2 + x2 2 .
(10) Let< ., . > be an inner product on a linear space X. Let x X Prove that
< x, y >= 0 for all y X if and only if x = 0.

(11) If X is a nonzero normed linear space then prove that X is nonzero.

(12) Let be a metric space, B( ) the linear space of all K- valued functions on
with sup norm and C( ), the subspace of B( ) consisting of all bounded continuous functions. Show that every Hann Banach extension of any positive
linear functional on C( ) to B( ) is again positive.
(13) Let X be a normed space with its dual X . Suppose X denotes the second
dual of X. Then prove that the function J : X X defined by J(x)(x ) =
x (x) for x X, x X is an isometry.
(14) What is meant by completion of a normed space X. Illustrate it with an
example.
PART - B
Answer any 7 questions. Each question has a weightage 2.
(15) Define a complete metric space and prove that the property of completeness
of a metric space may not be shared by an equivalent metric.
(16) State Korovkins theorem and deduce that the set of polynomials is dense in
C[a, b] with the sup metric.
(17) Let x L1 ([, ]). Show that x(n) 0 as n
(18) Let X1 be a closed subspace and X2 be a finite dimensional subspace of a
normed space X. Then prove that X1 + X2 is closed in X.
(19) Let X and Y be normed spaces and F : X Y be a linear map. Show that
F is continuous if the zero space Z(F ) is closed in X and the linear map
F : X/Z(F ) Y defined by F (x + Z(F )) = F (x) is continuous.
(20) Let H = L2 ([0, 1]) be the Hilbert space with the inner product < x, y >=

1
x(t)y(t)dt for x, y L2 ([0, 1]. Show that {1, 2 cos t, 2 cos 2t, . . .}
0
forms an orthonormal basis for H.
(21) Let X be an inner product space, F a subspace of X and x X. Then prove
that y F is a best approximation from F to x if and only if x y F.

(22) Let X = K2 with the norm . and Y = {(x(1), x(2)) : x(1) = x(2)}.
Find all Hann Banach extensions of the continuous linear functional g on Y
defined by g(x(1), x(2)) = x(1).
(23) Prove that there does not exists any denumerable basis for a Banach space.
(24) Let X be a normed space and E be a subset of X. Them prove that E is
bounded in X if and only if f (E) is bounded in K for every f X .
PART - C
Answer any two questions. Each question has weightage 4.
(25) (a) Let x be a continuous K- valued function on [, ] such that x() =
x(). Prove that the sequence of arithmetic means of the partial sums
of the Fourier series of x converges uniformly on [, ].
(b) Let E be a measurable subset of R with finite measure. If 1 p <
r < then prove that Lr (E) Lp (E) and the inclusion function from
Lr (E) Lp (E) is continuous.
(c) Show by an example that this is not the case when m(E) =
(26) Let {u } be an orthonormal set in a Hilbert space H. Prove that the following conditions are equivalent.
(i) {u }is an orthonormal basis for H,
( ii) For every x H, the set {u :< x, u >= 0} is countable and if

{u :< x, u >= 0} = {u1 , u2 , ...}, then x = n < x, un > un ,

( iii) For every x H we have x2 = n | < x, un > |2 , where {u1 , u2 , ...} =

{u :< x, u >= 0},
(iv) Span u is dense in H,
(v) If x H and < x, u >= 0 for all then x = 0.
(27) Let X be normed space over K, E be a non empty open convex subset of X
and Y be a subspace of X such that E Y = . Prove that there exists an
f X such that f (x) = 0 for every x Y but Re f (x) = 0 for every x Y
and deduce that if E1 and E2 are two non empty disjoint convex subsets of

X, where E1 is open in X, then there exists an f X and c R such that

Re f (x1 ) < c < Re f (x2 ) for all x1 E1 and x2 E2
(28) (a) Let X be a Banach space, Y be a normed space and F be a subset of
BL(X, Y ) such that for each x X, the set {F (x) : F F } is bounded
in Y . Prove that sup{F , F F } < and deduce that if (Fn ) is
a sequence in BL(X, Y ) such that the sequence (Fn (x)) converges in
Y for every x X to say, F (x) then prove that F lim inf n
sup{Fn , n = 1, 2, . . .} <
(b) Show by examples both the results in (a) need not work if X not a
Banach space.

THIRD SEMESTER M.Sc (MATHEMATICS) DEGREE

EXAMINATION(CUCSS-PG-2010)
MODEL QUESTION PAPER
MT3C13: TOPOLOGY II
Time : 3 hrs.

Max. Weightage: 36
PART A (Short Answer Type Question)
Answer all Questions
(Each questions has weightage One)

1.

Prove that if the product is non-empty then each projection

function is onto.

2.

Prove or disprove : The product of open sets is open in the product

topology.

3.

Give an example of a bounded metric on the real line R which

induces the usual topology on R. Substantiate your claim.

4.

Prove or disprove: Let {fi:XYi/ i I }be a family of functions and

e:X i I Yi. If e is open, then {fi:XYi/ i I } distinguishes points
from closed sets in X.

5.

Give an example of a space which is second countable and T2, but

not metrisable.

6.

Show that if h,h1: XY are homotopic and k,k1: YZ are

homotopic, then k o h and k1 o h1 are homotopic.

7.

Check whether the map p:R+S1 given by p(x)=(cos2 x,sin2 x) is a

covering map.

8.

Prove that if X is any convex subset of Rn, then 1 (X,x0) is the trivial
group for any x0 X .

9.

Prove or disprove: local compactness is a hereditary property.

10.

Prove that one point compactification of the Euclidean space Rn is

homeomorphic to Sn.

11.

Prove or disprove: countable union of nowhere dense subset of a

topological space is no where dense.

12.

Prove that a non empty complete metric space is of second

category.

13.

Show by an example that total boundedness is not a topologically

invariant.

14.

Prove or disprove: completeness of a metric is a topological

property.
PART B (Paragraph Type Questions)
Answer any seven questions
(Each question has Weightage two)

15.

Show that a locally connected space is the topological sum of the

family of its components .

16.

Prove that if the product is non-empty,then each coordinate space

is embeddable in it.

17.

Prove that the evaluation map is one one if and only if the family
{fi : i I } of maps distinguishes points.

18.

Prove that a topological space is Tychonoff if and only if it is

embeddable into a cube.

19.

Let X be a compact, Hausdorff, totally disconnected space. Prove

that X has a base consisting of clopen sets.

20.

Let x0 and x1 be two given points of the path connected space X.

Show that 1 (X,x0) is abelian if and only if for every pair and of
paths from x0 to x1 satisfy = , where and are the functions
from 1 (X,x0) to 1 (X,x1) by the equation ([f]) = [ ] [f] [ ] and
([f]) =[ ] [f] [ ]

21.

Show that if A is a strong deformation retract of X, and B is a

strong deformation retract of A then B is a strong deformation
retract of X.

22.

Prove that every compact metric space is complete. What about the
converse?

23.

Show that every complete metric space is the completion of any of

its dense metric subspaces.

24.

Prove that a subset of Euclidian space is compact if and only if it is

closed and bounded.
PART C (Essay Type Questions)
Answer any two questions
(Each Question has Weightage four)

25.

Let (X,T) be a normal space, A be a closed subset of X and f:AR be

a continuous function.
a) Prove that f can be continuously extended to the whole space.
b) What happens when A is not closed?

26.

a) Show that a product of spaces is connected if and only if each

co-ordinate space is connected.
b) Prove or disprove: Local connectedness is a productive
property.

27.
28.

Prove that the fundamental group of the circle is infinite cyclic.

a) Prove that sequential compactness is a countably productive
property.
b)Show that sequential compactness is preserved under
continuous functions.